Only on Slashdot could an article about a government font change garner over 500 comments…
Month: February 2004
Protected: Arrrrrgh
Smaller Is Better?
Yeesh, I’m falling behind on all the tech news. I only just found out about the BTX form factor which is supposed to be available fairly soon.
It sounds great on paper, allowing smaller cases, better cooling of components, more silent operation, etc., but already my hands are cringing in fear. Why? Because every time I open one of my cases to work on the internals, I wind up getting cuts on my hands from *somewhere*. I’m still not entirely sure where and I may not even notice until hours later, but something inside those cases is trying to murder me. Or cut my fingers off, at least. Smaller cases are just going to make it even worse!
I don’t think this is what they meant by progress sometimes requiring the sacrifice of blood…
Fun With Language
Inspired by the “wardrobe malfunction” revolution, please note that being late to work is now a “temporal displacement deficit,” spilling a drink on the carpet is a “beverage containment failure,” and tripping over your shoelaces will now be known as a “self-triggered lateral movement error.”